Andy Mangels interviewed
George Pérez through a lengthy phone conversation. Discussions includes
the early pre-professional days to what lies ahead for George.
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As noted earlier by Tony Lorenz(see Sketch #11-12), here is the correction statement (founded on page 62).
Corrections:
The cover photo of George Pérez is courtesy of Mr Paul Schiraldi.
The cover illustration is by George Pérez and colorist Tom Smith, not Bob Smith.
Amongst other regrettable typos, all illustrations in the article are copyright/trademark [by]
their respective (not "prespected" owners.) I'd especially like to
point out that the copyright notices for Crimson Plauge (which is
copyrighted and trademarked to George Pérez) were mislabled as
"Crimson" which is a series copyrighted and trademarked to Humberto
Ramos. The two series are unrelated.
I apologize to Mr. Pérez, his fans, and associates, for any confusion caused (and to Sketch
readers for the untidiness). I'd also like to personally thank Andy
Mangels for his painstaking assistance with proofing and correcting the
interview.
Here's a couple more things for the checklist, one in Sketch Magazine #11
on the last page at the bottom is a small letter listing the numerous
errors that appeared in the Pérez featured issue, it has a small
drawing of Crimson Plague and Shannon, I believe one of the prints.
In Sketch Magazine #12 has an interview with Frank Cho,
who mentions George in his interview , here's a couple of excerpts
"I remember I used to collect THE NEW TEEN TITANS by Marv Wolfman and
George Perez, and I was just remember being in awe of their eye for
detail, John Byrne and George Perez. They were absolutely stunning."
and "Actually, Romeo Tanghal did a wonderful job of inking of George
Perez, but I've always enjoyed George Perez inking his own work."
November 1, 2001 |
Pérez Archives 2002
From SKETCH MAGAZINE #10
Mangels has maintained a
mammoth archive of Pérez's work for over twenty years. At the fall 2001
San Diego Comic Con, Mangels released The Pérez Archives. The
self-published book contained a complete listing of Pérez's published
work, along with lots of unpublished and rarely seen artwork. Sales of
the Archives benefited the Comic Book LEgal Defense Fund, and - to date
- have raised over $8,000 for the CBLDF. A new version of the Archives
is planned for summer 2002.
As mentioned earlier by Ilke
Hincer, SKETCH MAGAZINE #10 is released today (Halloween). The original
release date was supposed to have been in August/September (originally
ordered through the June issue of PREVIEWS). When I was reading the
interview, I noticed that the artwork are TINY - I later read that they
did this only to compensate for the massive nineteen-page interview Andy Mangels conducted.
A statement at the beginning of the magazine read:
Once we received the interview and realized just how massive the detailed the interview was. We had to make a decession [sic]
to either cut the interview in two running the first part in issue #10
and the second part in issue #11 (which we don't believe is fair to
make you purchase two issues.), or, run part of it here and part of it
on the website. We realized that not everyone has internet access.
The only other option was to run the whole interview here and run smaller artwork. With this option we oped [sic] to offer the artwork at a larger size on our website www.bluelinepro.com. Click on the George Pérez name then click on eack [sic] image and enjoy. We apologize for this inconvence [sic] but we feel that the information in the interview is very important.
That statement was
probably done at the very last minute with no proofing, I have
deliberately left all the misspellings for evidence. Also note that the
colorist was miscredited as Bob Smith (who is in fact an inker) instead
of Tom Smith on the inside cover. Despite the sloppy mistakes (although
I have not read the entire magazine, I am assuming the other content
are without errors) I am still glad they have finally released the
magazine. Sometime books are listed (and ordered by me!) but are never
printed.
The interview itself is good and covers
pretty much everything - from his early days to what lies ahead. A
quote from George reads: "I think, first and foremost, I love drawing
comics. It's what I will do to my dying day. My goal is to have an
unfinished page in my drawing board when I die." So no retirement
anytime soon, which is good news!
Since you are a Pérez fan, I am sure you
have this magazine in your hands already. If you don't have it, then
here is an excerpt from the interview:
Sketch: Have you experimented at all using computers? [in regards to inking]
Perez:
Not as an artist. I've only used computers if I've scanned my pictures, as I'm doing with JLA/Avengers,
and making corrections and erasures. If a line scanned in with smudges
I would clean it up. If a stray pencil line that I didn't manage to
erase all the way reproduced, I will take care of that. If I need a
special effect - and this again only applies to an inked page - where I
want something to repeat, well then I can do cut-and-paste, because
that's an effect that can only be done through something, either a copy
machine or a computer that I could never copy myself line for line. I
seldom do that, but there have been occasions where I want a sign in
the background to be in another scene. Well the sign doesn't change, so
I can actually cut-and-paste. But for the most part I leave the
computer to the colors artist and the letters. When it comes to basic
drawing, I could never surrender the feeling and sensuality of putting
a pen to paper. I don't think I could ever replace that joy with a
computer.
On Saturday, I did a 3-hour interview with George for SKETCH MAGAZINE #10. I'm picking out art to run with the interview over the next two days.
June 9, 2001
From PREVIEWS #6, Vol 11 (Jun 01)
SKETCH MAGAZINE #10
Features George Pérez
When the heat of August comes rolling
upon us, so will Sketch with a feature on the sensational pencilling
skill and style of George Perez. George is no wet behind the ear newbie
in the comic book industry, but rather a tested hardened veteran in the
trenches of the field. He is a role model for all aspiring artists on
how to do team-titles right with the incredible endurance he has shown
through decades of divrse character driven artwork. Sketch attempts to
peek inside this innovative mind and analyze his influence on the world
of comics with a comprehensive interview with this experiences, from
where he was to where he is now. Learn about his early work on Teen
Titans to his revolutionary work on Crisis to the present: The Avengers
and their corssover with JLA. How is he able to manage so many
characters in his projects and still remain sane ? Find out int he
pages of Sketch #10.
George Perez is renowned
throughout the comic book
industry for his sensational
penciling skill and dynamic
style. Sketch attempts to
peek inside the innovative mind
of Perez and analyze his
incredible influence on the
world of comics, spotlighting a
comprehensive interview with
this trend-setter, role-model,
and pinnacle artisan of all
team-titles. From his early
years on Teen Titans to his
revolutionary work on Crisis on
Infinite Earths and beyond
into his current anxiously
anticipated epic Avengers /
JLA crossover, you’ll learn
first-hand how he is capable of
managing the multitude of
characters in his projects and
still keep his sanity in check.
Additionally, Sketch supplies all
the "How To…" and fills the
niche of comic book creation
featuring columns focusing on
aspects of the comic industry
as inking, coloring, writing,
penciling, promoting,
packaging, and more! (Blue
Line Pro)
Magazine..........$5.95
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